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<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Over the years health officials have raised concerns over exposure to pesticides. But now a new report from </span>UC<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;Davis suggests it could be an even bigger concern for pregnant women.</span></p><p>A new <a href="http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/mindinstitute/8978">study</a> reveals that pregnant women who live near areas where pesticides are used are more likely to have a child with autism.</p>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:48:39 +0000Diana Aguilera34648 at http://kvpr.orgHome Birth Midwives Would Keep Attending to 'Low Risk' Pregnancies, Under California Billhttp://kvpr.org/post/home-birth-midwives-would-keep-attending-low-risk-pregnancies-under-california-bill
<div><p>Midwives have been delivering babies for most of human history. In modern times, midwives tending to homebirths have largely been marginalized from mainstream medicine. But a bill moving through the California legislature could foster stronger links between midwives and obstetricians. Capital Public Radio’s Health Care Reporter Pauline Bartolone has more.</p></div><p>In Tosi Marceline’s practice, pre-natal check-ups happen in the living room.</p>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:13:37 +0000Pauline Bartolone - Capital Public Radio21081 at http://kvpr.orgHome Birth Midwives Would Keep Attending to 'Low Risk' Pregnancies, Under California BillFresno Nonprofit Aids Afghan Women, Infants with New Hospitalhttp://kvpr.org/post/fresno-nonprofit-aids-afghan-women-infants-new-hospital
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Right now in </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Afghanistan</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, infants who otherwise might die are getting a new chance at life at </span>Ashfar<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Hospital in Kabul. The 24 bed neonatal department is the latest addition to the facility that first opened in 2009. It was constructed by a Fresno based non-profit organization called AMOR, which stands for </span><a href="http://amorelief.org/" style="line-height: 1.5;">American Medical Overseas Relief</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:00:53 +0000Joe Moore19566 at http://kvpr.orgFresno Nonprofit Aids Afghan Women, Infants with New Hospital